Detroy — boys' name
44 babies named Detroy in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
44 boys have been named Detroy since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1993.
- 44
- total births
- 1921–1993
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
36% of everyone ever named Detroy was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Detroy in 1990 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Detroy
The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Detroy between 1921 and 1993, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Detroy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Detroy performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Detroy shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Detroy in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Detroy at a glance
Last recorded 1993Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Detroy popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–1921
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1993.
44 total births across 73 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1990 with 7 births in a single year.
Detroy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 16 births that decade — 36% of Detroy's all-time total
Detroy decade highlights
- Peak decade 16 births
- Runner-up 13 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Detroy's strongest decade
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 36% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.